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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 High pressure begins to lose influence over the area on Wednesday, 
 allowing the return of showers and afternoon thunderstorms. An 
 unsettled pattern begins on Thursday with daily shower and storm 
 chances, as a frontal boundary meanders across the area, bringing 
 with it at least some strong storm and heavy rainfall potential at 
 times.
 
 
 Greenup-
 Including the cities of Flatwoods, Russell, and Raceland
 248 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     20           20           40           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
 Max/Min TEMP          93           68           93           
 Min/Max RH %          49           100          48           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.03         0.03         0.09         
 Precip duration       0            1            1            
 Precip begin          4 PM         Continuing   10 AM        
 Precip end            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5150                      7290         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW  6                     NW 18        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     23810                     98510        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             13 GEN POOR  2 VERY POOR  39 FAIR      
 ADI late              32 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  140 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       10           6            10           
 Max LVORI late        2            9            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 80. Light winds. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
 Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.